DISEASE AND SURGERY – THE BRA/BREAST CANCER CONNECTION – AVOID PESTICIDES; HIBISCUS FOR YOUR HEART
. Some pesticides contain estrogen-like compounds. Eat organic food whenever possible…and peel or wash all fruits and vegetables.
Eat a low-fat diet. There is reason to believe that an extremely low-fat intake (less than 20% of calories from fat) is protective.
Exercise. Women who exercise aerobically for more than three hours a week have a lower risk of developing breast cancer.
What about mammograms? They do not prevent breast cancer, but they reduce the risk of death from breast cancer by helping to find tumors in their early, treatable stages.
They found that rats fed a hibiscus flower extract had significantly reduced cholesterol levels in their blood.
“Experiments have shown that compounds extracted from red wine and tea reduce cholesterol and lipid buildup in the arteries of rats,” says lead researcher Chau-Jong Wang, of Chung Shan Medical University in China. “This is the first study to show that hibiscus extract has the same effect.”
Hibiscus is used in folk medicine to treat hypertension and liver disorders. It is also used to make popular soft drinks in various countries around the world, the researchers note.
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